Safety Information

General Safety Information: School of Biological Sciences

School Safety Manual 2015_Nov'15
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Postgraduate Induction

University Safety Services Website

Accidents

• ‌Accident Report Form (AC1)
• Completing an Accident Report Form (AC1)
• Important information regarding the recording and reporting of accidents
• Procedure in the event of an accident for IGFS
• Procedure in the event of an accident for MBC
• Procedure in the event of an accident for QML

Biological Safety

• Infectious Agents & GMO's
• GM Animal Risk Assessment
• GM Plant Risk Assessment
• GMM Risk Assessment
• QUB GMO Induction
• QUB Genetic Modification Code of Practice

Chemical Safety

• COSHH flowchart
• COSHH guidance
• COSHH RA_2015_School of Biological Sciences

Fieldwork Safety

• Fieldwork Health and Safety (guidance for supervisors)
• Fieldwork Health and Safety Questionnaire
• Guidance on Health and Safety in Fieldwork
• Generic Boating Fieldwork Risk Assessment and Guidance Notes
• Generic Intertidal Fieldwork Risk Assessment and Guidance Notes
• River Fieldwork Risk Assessment+Guidance notes
• Terrestrial Fieldwork Risk Assessment+ Guidance

Lone Working

• University Lone Working Guidance
• Permission to Work Alone Form

Sharps Policy

• A Guide to Preventing Injuries from Glass and Sharps
• Action to be taken in event of a sharps injury, splash of human body fluid to eyes/mouth or human scratch/bite

Waste Disposal

• Disposal flowchart ‌
• Clinical waste ‌
• Various wastes ‌